2007 San Francisco 49ers NFL Picks & Predictions

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For the first time in a long time, the hopes are high for San Francisco 49ers fans are high heading into the 2007 season. Unfortunately with their NFL predictions, Jimmy Boyd and his staff feel that this is going to be one of the most over-valued teams in the league this year. The team had an outside shot of making the playoffs last season, but faltered down the stretch. With a young nucleus on offense and an upgraded defense, many analysts are calling for the 49ers to make the playoffs and contend. We say not so fast as this team isn’t sneaking up on anyone in 2007.

Alex Smith was given a lot of praise last year and he did improve on his 11 picks, 1 TD rookie season. However, he only threw for 2,890 yards and had 16 picks to go with his 16 touchdowns. Plus this season he will be without Norv Turner, who many said was responsible for his growth as a quarterback. Everyone is expecting big things out of this kid this season, but we just don’t see it. Frank Gore was a stud last season in gaining 1,695 yards on only 312 carries, racking up nine touchdowns along the way. He got his big contract, so will he stay hungry? He needs to stay healthy, which may be trouble since he’s had knee surgeries in college, because there isn’t a solid backup on the team. The receiving corps was a weakness a season ago, so San Fran brought in Darrell Jackson, Ashely Lelie, and drafted Jason Hill with their third round pick. Jackson has been plagues with dropped passes and Lelie has failed everywhere he’s went. At tight end, Vernon Davis could develop into the best tight end in the game.

The defense got a major overhaul and it needed one after finishing 26th in the league a season ago. Bryant Young will be starting his 14th season with the 49ers at end and brought in Aubrayo Franklin as nose tackle to help stuff the run. It’ll be a mix up who starts on the other side of Young. At linebacker there are a pair of new faces in Tully Banta-Cain from New England and Patrick Willis, their first round draft pick out of Mississippi. They’ll be paired up with Brandon Moore, who was the team leader with 92 tackles last season, and second year player Manny Lawson. The secondary got the most help with the addition of Nate Clements from Buffalo and Michael Lewis from the Eagles. Walt Harris was a Pro Bowl corner last season and Mark Roman played better than expected a year go. These four give San Francisco a decent secondary.

Best bet of the win total season is on the UNDER for San Francisco this season. Jimmy Boyd honestly feels like this team is going to win less than eight games and believes there is more than a 50% chance of them doing so. This leaves us with a great value when picking up the underdog money on the 49ers this season. Pound this win total and go against the general public. If you really want to make some money this year, check out the NFL picks Jimmy will be offering for sale each week to help you beat the weekly NFL odds.

BetUS has the following futures wagers available for NFL betting on the San Francisco 49ers:

Over 7.5 Reg Season Wins -160
Under 7.5 Reg Season Wins +130

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About the Author: Jimmy Boyd is known for his consistency. He's a proven winner in college and pro football, college and pro basketball and pro baseball. He finished as the No. 1 ranked MLB handicapper in 2007 by earning $1,000/game bettors $50,050. He also finished as the No. 1 ranked basketball handicapper in the 2008-09 season, profiting $1,000/game bettors 38,530. His basketball plays have banked $1,000/game bettors nearly $80,000 the last five years. Check out Jimmy's premium picks for tonight!
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